Elon Musk reposted
Paul Graham
@paulg
Step 1: Invent a new extra-bad category of crime, like "hate crime" or "terrorism", with extra-harsh punishments.
Step 2: Expand the definition of the new kind of crime to include anything, or anyone, that you want to punish extra harshly.
11:37 PM · June 26, 2026 · 124.4K views
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